Advisory Board
Great companies don’t become great in isolation. They gather wisdom from leaders they respect and trust. Innovest’s advisory board consists of professionals from various business disciplines who have knowledge and integrity that benefits Innovest.
Current Advisory Board
Brian Wagner – Founder & CEO, Granite Peak
Bridgett Wagner – Executive Director, Edwin J. Feulner Institute, The Heritage Foundation
Chris Festog – Chief Financial Officer, Cross Purpose
Curtis Martin – Founder and former CEO, FOCUS
Dan Mellema – Chief Financial Officer, Focus on the Family
John Wylie – Partner, Taft Law Firm
Keith Parsons – Chief Operating Officer, Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services
Larry Pisciotta – Founder and former CEO, Brakes Plus
Matt Monson – Partner & Portfolio Manager, Sovereigns Capital
Nick Morris – Former CEO, Western Paper
Paul Dudzic – Chief Legal Officer, Augustine Institute
Ryan Corry – Chief Philanthropy Officer, St. Vincent de Paul Arizona
Scott Fowle – Partner, Colorado Practice Manager, CFO Sections
Alumni
Ksenia Popke, Eide Bailly LLP, Partner
Larry Strutton, Rocky Mountain News, Former CEO
Laurie Anderson, Kundinger, Corder and Montoya, P.C., Partner
Leslie Schaus, Wipfli LLP, Partner
Maria R. Montoya, Kundinger, Corder and Montoya, P.C., Managing Director
Mark Sunderhuse, Guidance Capital Partners, Managing Partner
Marty Schmitz, Citywide Banks, Chairman
Masoud Shirazi, Shirazi Benefits LLC, Principal
Melissa Hooley, Anton Collins and Mitchell, Partner
Michael Liebelson, MSL Energy LLC, Former President
Michael Stiff, Baker & Hostetler LLP, Managing Partner
Michael Van Gilder, AMAZE Health, Executive Vice President
Mike Anderson, Environmental Materials LLC, Former CEO
Nathan Salsbery, CapinCrouse, Partner & Executive Vice President
Norton Rainey III, ACE Scholarships, President
Peggy Jennings, Eide Bailly, Retired Partner
Phil Doty, Plante Moran, Partner
Randy Hammond, Advent Capital, Managing Partner
Ray Sutton, Baker & Hostetler, Former Managing Partner
Rebecca Shipley, Sutter Health, Total Rewards Practice Leader
Ret. Lt. General Mike Gould, USAFA Endowment, Inc., President & CEO
Richard Kelley, Outrigger Hotels, Chairman
Richard Rinehart, Grant Partners, Founder
Rick Schmitz, SKS Ventures, LLC, Partner
Rob Attai, Former Partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Attorney
Ron Law, Lion Rock, Principal
Ronald Law, MD, Law Family Office, Managing Partner
Royal Lovell, Flood & Peterson Insurance, Chairman & CEO
Ryan Sells, Plante Moran, Partner
Sarah Bhagwandin, Polsinelli Law Firm, Shareholder
Scott Grimm, BDO, Tax Office Managing Partner
Sheldon Smith, Bryan Cave LLP, Former Partner
Stacey Hekkert, Anton Collins and Mitchell, Managing Partner
Stan Sluder, Benedictine College, Executive Vice President
Steve Corder, Kundinger, Corder and Montoya, P.C., President
Steve Kris, Conundrum Capital LLC, Principal
Steve Markel, Families of Character, Founder & CEO
Steve Schenbeck, PlanteMoran, Partner
Steven Marken, Trustee Services Group, Founding Principal
Timothy Belber, The Alchemia Group, Principal
Timothy Bradley, Strategem, Director
Tom Flanagan, Citywide Banks, Division President
Tom Heule, Denargo Capital, LLC, Partner
Travis Gillmore, Phelps-Tointon, Inc., President
Travis Webb, BKD, Managing Partner
Tucker Hart Adams, The Adams Group, Inc., President
Walt Coughlin, Colorado Financial Services Corp., Executive Vice President
Warren Henson, Peakview Partners, Partner
Will Kerns, Eide Bailly LLP, Colorado Market Leader
William Armstrong, Cherry Creek Mortgage, Former CEO
A.J. Steger, EKS&H, Former Partner
Andy Limes, SDR Ventures, Founder & Principal
Ann Hinkins, Plante Moran, Retired Partner
Ann Koenigsman, Stockman Kast Ryan + Co, Tax Partner
Bill Ehmer, Colorado Window Systems Inc., Executive Vice President
Bill Hanzlik, Gold Crown Foundation, Co-Founder & CEO
Bill Keefe, Plante Moran, Partner
Bob Collins, Cobe Labs, Former CEO
Bob Hottman, EKS&H, Former Managing Partner
Bob Jocelyn, Jocelyn Pension Consulting, Founder
Bob Warren, Gorsuch Kirgis, Former Partner
Bonnie Vivian, Denver Biomedical, Inc., Former CEO
Brian Callahan, Eide Bailly LLP, Managing Partner
Brian Frantz, Intrepid Potash, Chief Accounting Officer
Bridget Sullivan, Sherman & Howard, Member
Bud Laber, The Catholic Foundation, Former CEO
Chris Blees, Founder & Managing Director, Biggskofford Capital
Chris Bouck, SDR Ventures, Principal
Chris Kuetemeyer, AmPhil, Partner & CEO
Craig Saeman, FOCUS, Vice President of Philanthropy
Dave Davia, Colorado Concern, President & CEO
David A. Jones, Lockton Companies, Partner & Executive Director
David Hunter, Financial Designs Ltd., President
Dean Pisciotta, Red Arrow Capital, Inc., President
Dennis Engel, Icon Funds, Former COO
Ed Turner, Charles Schwab, Former Managing Director
Gloria Higgins, Wealth Touch, CEO
Graydon Bevis, Pella Windows & Doors - Colorado, Owner (Retired)
Greg Baldwin, Golden Thread Investments LLC, Founder
Greg Ring, Philanthropy Architects, Co-Founder
Harold R. Logan, Jr., Former CFO, TransMontaigne Resources, Trustee
Jane Norton, Former Lt. Governor of Colorado
Jason Cooper, The Iris Companies, CFO
Jason Wagner, Beacon Group, Managing Director
Jeff Schmitz, Citywide Banks, Executive Vice President
Jeffrey Nitz, Five18 Family Services, Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Watkins, Plante Moran, Partner
John Harpole, Mercator Energy, President
John Meyer, University of Notre Dame - Law School, Church Properties Initiative, Executive Director
John Schlageter, JKT Group, Founding Partner
John Zimmerman, Ascent Private Capital Management, President
Jon Zeschin, Founders Funds, Former CEO
Karen Winkelman, Elevation Management Group, CEO, CFO & Founder
Kathleen Odle, Sherman and Howard, Partner
Kelly Kozeliski, Plante Moran, Partner
Kent McSparran, Trinidad Benham, Former CEO
Kerry Yamaguchi, Boulder Fire & Police Money Purchase Pension Plan, Executive Committee President
Kevin Ahern, Brush Creek Partners, Managing Partner
Kevin Quinn, Heartland Financial USA, Executive Vice President
Kevin Selzer, Holland & Hart, Partner